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The Castle at Night by Dave Taylor - 11 November 2010

Introduction 

Some of our ex-pat Natives may not realise that the recent revamp of the Castle included the installation of floodlighting and, just a few days after Halloween, we can give them a glimpse of the spooky effects that have been created. 

Shots taken on 11th November were snapped from the pavements of Tower Hill as the grounds are closed in the evening. On that day, the floodlights created a purple glow. Later on this page, we include additional photos taken on the 19th November. These show some of the multi-coloured capabilities of the floodlighting.   

Photographs 1-2: The West Fascia

   

  

  

Above & Below: The iconic west face of the building. 

   

 

Photograph 2A: The West Fascia

   

  

Above: The floodlighting has been placed primarily on the west fascia and sides of the Castle. Thus the east side remains untouched by the purple effect. 

 

Photographs 3-4: The North Fascia 

   

   

Above & Below: These shots of the North face show the sharp contrast between the purple glow of the floodlighting compared to the softer yellow of the normal lamplights.

  

    

Photographs 5-6: Turrets and Buttress

   

 

Above: The main tower on the south face

Below: The north face

 

Photograph 7-8: North West Corner

       

   

Above & Below: Shots show the North and West fascias.

   

    

The Castle at Night by Dave Taylor - 19 November 2010

Introduction 

After publishing the above photos, we learned that the floodlights can be adjusted to bathe the Castle in different colours. The following sequence of shots was compiled in the late afternoon of 19 November 2010.

Photographs 9-11: Purple and Blue on the West Face

    

Above & Below: The west fascia with the moon gazing down from the skyline. Four shafts of coloured light can be seen and two colours (purple and blue) have been deployed. 

 

Photographs 12-13

   

Above: View from the South West corner

Below: A closer look at the west face

    

Photographs 14-15

   

Above: View from the North West corner

Below: Westen panorama

 

 

So, just how "adjustable are those new lights? Well, we don't yet know... but we have had a report that the building has been seen with a red glow.

 

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